Prevention & Positive Youth Development
Engaging youth through meaningful relationships, practical skills, and career exploration that help them build a stronger vision for their future.
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Youth Development in Action
Youth Braid and Business Academy creates safe, structured learning environments where youth connect with caring adults, discover strengths, develop practical skills, and experience success. The deeper outcomes are belonging, confidence, supportive relationships, healthy decision-making, leadership, teamwork, communication, problem-solving, future orientation, and career goals.
Youth Braid and Business Academy currently receives Positive Youth Development funding through NextUp RVA. Programs help youth develop strengths, build confidence, and practice skills that matter in their schools, communities, and futures.
Youth Braid and Business Academy currently delivers programming supported through 21st Century funding through Richmond Public Schools. The model pairs hands-on enrichment with career awareness, entrepreneurship, personal development, and social-emotional skill building.
Youth Braid and Business Academy is ready to partner with organizations serving youth who are disconnected from school or employment, at risk of disconnection, or facing barriers to education and employment.
Youth Braid and Business Academy is available to partner with juvenile justice programs, court services, diversion initiatives, reentry programs, alternative education settings, and community organizations serving system-involved youth.
A Practical, Strengths-Based Model
Hands-on beauty education gives youth a meaningful way to practice, create, and see progress.
Students learn about possibilities in beauty, entrepreneurship, education, content creation, and related career pathways.
Professional habits, communication, teamwork, responsibility, decision-making, and self-advocacy become part of the learning experience.
Programs support belonging, supportive adult relationships, confidence, and a stronger connection to future goals.
Bring a practical, interest-driven pathway to the youth your program serves.
Bring Youth Braid and Business Academy to Your Program